Meaning and Origin
What does the name North mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of North
User Submitted Origins
English
67%
African
17%
American
17%
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from Sri Lanka, the name North means "A person who knows the right path".
- A user from Sri Lanka says the name North means "Knowing the right path".
- According to a user from Sri Lanka, the name North means "Chooses the right path".
- 2 submissions from Ireland and the United Kingdom agree the name North means "Light of the world" and is of English / American origin.
- According to a user from Germany, the name North is of English origin and means "From the North".
International Interest
Also see international interest
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun North
Senses
- That one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at any place, which lies in the direction of the true meridian, and to the left hand of a person facing the east; the direction opposite to the south.
- Any country or region situated farther to the north than another; the northern section of a country.
- Specifically: That part of the United States lying north of Mason and Dixon's line. See under Line.
Etymology: AS. norð; akin to D. noord, G., Sw., & Dan. nord, Icel. norðr. Cf. Norman Norse
adjective North
Lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a northern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the north, or coming from the north.
verb North
To turn or move toward the north; to veer from the east or west toward the north.
adverb North
Northward.
Other Dictionary Sources
- A location in the northern part of a country, region, or city
- The United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War) ("the North's superior resources turned the scale")
- The region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
- British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792)
- The cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
- The direction in which a compass needle points
- The direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point
- Situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north ("artists like north light" and "the north portico")
- In a northern direction ("they earn more up north" and "Let's go north!")
Wiktionary
- (US) The Union during the American Civil War.
- The lost most battles early in the war.
- The northern part of any region, especially:
- (Britain) The North of England, a cultural region.
- The northern states of the United States.
- (Ireland) Northern Ireland.
- North Korea.
- (politics, economics) A group of countries mainly lying north of the equator, including most of the West and the First World and much of the Second World.
- In economic terms, the controls four-fifths of the income earned anywhere in the world.
- A surname.